Glass Cannon/Western Animation

Examples of Glass Cannons in Western Animation include:

Soundwave, of Transformers Animated, can easily take on multiple Autobots at the same time with The Power of Rock, has a massive number of various gadgets, and can control machines, but he's made of Earth machines mashed together, which means that even Sari's little hand-blast can put a hole in his shoulder, and when he is forced into melee combat, he is smashed apart in single blows. This contrasts with normal Decepticons, which are both figuratively and literally Made of Iron.
While Aang in Avatar: The Last Airbender is at his most powerful in the Avatar State, he is also at his most vulnerable. If he is killed in the Avatar State, not only does Aang die, but the Avatar reincarnation cycle ends.
- This existential vulnerability does not mean that he's more physically vulnerable, though. An Avatar has more defensive potential than any other bender in the world, and with the extra power of the Avatar State is capable of shrugging off devastating attacks (see Aang vs. Comet-enhanced Ozai). But that does not make the Avatar invincible, so most limit their use of the Avatar State to momentary power-draws.
- Fire Lord Ozai, as well. Arguably the most powerful Firebender of the world, his fighting style reflects this if not his fragility. Unlike his brother and children who like to mix it up in close combat and are generally almost as dangerous without bending as they are with it, Ozai prefers to stay at a distance and blast his enemies with ranged attacks. (He spends most of the series as Orcus on His Throne.) In the absence of bending he even seems to consider himself outmatched by Zuko.
- Of course, most benders don't train with arms and he doesn't have any with him even if he could use them, so without bending Ozai's down to 'punch stuff with my highly developed muscles,' while Zuko's a rather accomplished swordsman who's almost certainly much faster than his father, and could presumably carve him up if he were willing to try.
Eddy's Brother from Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy. Years of torturing small children will do you no good when you're hit by a flying door.
- Word of God has even gone on the record as saying Eddy's Brother had been dishing out pain all his life, but hadn't had it happen the other way around too often, and thus has a very low pain threshold.
In the classic Donald Duck short "Canvas Back Duck", Donald ends up in a boxing match against Pee-Wee Pete, and is only saved from a merciless pummeling when he accidentally discovers Pete has a (literal) glass jaw.

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